Two Stroke Motocross
Two Stroke Motocross Forum => General Two Stroke Talk => Topic started by: Watson777 on August 16, 2010, 08:43:35 PM
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Can anyone help me get there to do the 2-stroke proud? I signed up but then got cut to part time at work and can't even pay all my bills right now. It is gonna cost me $1000 to get there and home after all expenses. As of right now my racing is over for good unless work picks up. I can't even afford oil etc.... at this point. My paycheck at the end of this month will be less than my total bills (before food, gas or anything for my truck). AHHHHHHH! ???
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Bummer :( If there was any way I could help I would.
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in the same boat brotha or I would throw some bones your way
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What you need to do, is make yourself look like a banker and tell Ben Bernanke that you're going through some tough times. Before you know it, you'll be rolling in the dough!
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What you need to do, is make yourself look like a banker and tell Ben Bernanke that you're going through some tough times. Before you know it, you'll be rolling in the dough!
If I knew who Ben Bernanke was that would probably be funny !!!!!!
:P :P :P
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Yeah, I guess I should know better than to throw around jokes about economics. Old Ben is basically the guy in charge of The Fed, which is the organization responsible for printing money out of nowhere in the US. He has the power to magically add zeros to anyone's bank account in the country, which is essentially how the bailouts and stuff are done.
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Can anyone help me get there to do the 2-stroke proud? I signed up but then got cut to part time at work and can't even pay all my bills right now. It is gonna cost me $1000 to get there and home after all expenses. As of right now my racing is over for good unless work picks up. I can't even afford oil etc.... at this point. My paycheck at the end of this month will be less than my total bills (before food, gas or anything for my truck). AHHHHHHH! ???
Watson... do you have a Paypal account? Could you please post it here, I'll send what I can to help.
No one really understands what's involved until they actually do it. It's a very expensive proposition to race at the National level...
Watson could use any help that you could offer, even if it's only a couple of bucks... everyone has at least a couple of dollars lying around... put it to good use by helping out a fellow two-stroke racer.
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I am not working at all right now, or I would gladly help out man. Sorry and good luck!
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It takes a ton to race pro stuff.
license - $275
Entry - $200
Plus all your gas, lodging, food, bikes parts, etc etc.
Its just insane that the AMA MXsports whoever charges that much for pro's to race this stuff, first year I raced pro in 2003 I think my license was $175 and that was for SX and MX, then it was $100 to race if you pre-entered, why is it more now when the purse really hasnt changed much or any???
Its horseshit, Mike Kidd with the BooKoo AX series had it right, pro's raced free, great purse money, the best AX tracks period ever, ran perfect, I wish that was still around or he would do a outdoor series.
I would help if I could but I cant Well if you had a paypal account I could send you a few bucks, but after breaking my leg got all those hospital bills, plus all my little boy's hospital bills, and medications.
But on a side note I fully intend on racing several Nationals next year on my RM250, thank god that at least I have a great decent paying job thats never going anywhere.
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Sorry but not even a couple of bucks laying around or i would gladly send them to you.
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I quit trucking 6-21, I was running the railyards in Chicago,not my dream job pulling 53/ containers,in a poor economy goods are shipped by rail. That even slowed up to almost nothing,I figured what,s the point, go racing, then jump back in a truck 4 the fall push. I had 3 of my parents in the hospital, my Dad is going back in,so I helped them out with stuff, and hurt my back that I stuck 100k into,had to see a Dr. 1st time since 02. So now I have a good size debt , sorry I can,t help ya out.
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Motomike any openings where you work? ;D
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Are you going to post the paypal account here?
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Yeah Moto Mike those prices are nuts. Are you going to Red Bud fri.sat. 4 the Racer X race, 18a, 25a, if your 30,do 30a.On sept.5 pro am 60 mi. n.of Green Bay, in may about 40 at that pro am. On 9-11 racer X vet rd.3 at Aztalan, with a pro am 9-12, 40 plus at last years race, James Polvony won.
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I am not even riding yet from breaking my femur before I was supposed to race St. Louis, I jsut started walking officially without cructhes last week, bone still isnt 100% but its slowly getting there.
I hope to be riding before September ends, so I doubt I will be at any of those races, the combination of not riding for 6-7 months at all, combines with not being able to do hardly a damn thing this whole time too, meant I got really out of shape bad, and I wasnt in great shape before, LOL, look at my fat ass!
I work at a large Water softener company here in Indiana, I am the Asst. Mgr. at our Fort Wayne store, we have 7 more stores in Indiana, one in St. Louis, and Ohio, let me tell you people like soft water more then I ever thought they did 5 years ago before I worked here!
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I do have a paypal account.... I will post it when I am not driving but the thing is I don't want you guys to donate money to me an then have me not get enough collected to go. I would feel bad because I would have your money for no reason. Let me know your feelings on that. Thanks everyone!
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You will have to set it up so you can send it back to them.
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Should it matter? Whatever you get, you get. If you make it, then great. If you don't then its supporting the cause.
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If I could, I would drive you to the national... but I can't, because I get my full license in September, but next year I plan on driving around the country with my dirt bike. Sorry, but here in Canada there is still a decent amount of good paying work here, maybe an option? Do you happen to like logging?
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Do you still have that 2009 kxf450 for sale?
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Yes...sadly I still have the 450. Something got screwed up with the title and I still haven't received it. I want 4000 for it but that money has to go to pay off my 2 smoke.
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I'm out for a few weeks recovering from clavicle surgery. Set up the paypal account and I'll send some $$$. I can spare $100 or so.
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my paypal e-mail is svlandscape@hotmail.com
Thanks everyone!
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Dude,
You gotta race this event. One way or another. Have you seen how good the track looks with all the prep and development they have been doing? Track is gonna be SICK !!!!!!!!
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ya i have seen it. I will be there if at all possible! i only need $900 more lol
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Wow... so many people here have no money??? :o :o
Come on, you guys don't have a jar full of change that you could pull out $2. from??
This is to help a brother two-stroke racer. If everyone that claimed they are a two-stroke fan donated just $2. Devin would have enough money to race. It's really that easy.
I just posted an article on the main site, since some of you guys are not working :o :o you could spread the article around the internet to help our friend Watson out.
http://twostrokemotocross.com/2010/08/devin-watson-needs-your-help/ (http://twostrokemotocross.com/2010/08/devin-watson-needs-your-help/)
:-* :-* :P :P :)
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When do you need the money by? I may be able to send you some soon, but right now I am in a tiny bit of debt, and there is no way my mom would allow me to go into more debt right now to sponsor a rider(she doesn't realize the situation, she doesn't have a clue what a 2 stroke even is). I am starting a new job next week, I hope to get you some money before the national.
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$50.00 sent
Race on Brother!
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Actually John I did send a little once he put up his paypal, but didn't feel the need to post here that I did for an "atta boy" that I helped ;). A family of three living on one income it is not easy to find money to spare but I do believe in helping others when I can.
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I wasn't looking for an "atta boy" Coop, I have seen these kind of fund raising efforts really snowball once people start giving.
I'm not saying that was directed at me, But if you put in a few bucks and post up others may be inspired to do the same.
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My post in no way was aimed at anyone in particular.. just trying to get folks to think outside the box.
Here is a guy that wants to help promote the two-stroke at the Nationals... if we could help him, it will help us. No matter how much or how little...
I too sent money as well....
It is really cool that some of the guys here on the site have donated to the cause. Thank you very much!
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I wasn't looking for an "atta boy" Coop, I have seen these kind of fund raising efforts really snowball once people start giving.
I'm not saying that was directed at me, But if you put in a few bucks and post up others may be inspired to do the same.
I'm sorry, mine was NOT directed at you. I appreciated you making the effort and I agree with you how it can lead to more donations. I was worried I would post up and say I gave a few bucks even though we are broke right now and get some responses. I didn't want anyone giving me praise when I honestly feel that helping out is the right thing to do, so I kept quiet :D.
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Thanks for the donations made so far everyone! Every little bit helps!
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Thanks for the donations made so far everyone! Every little bit helps!
Hi im trying to donate from the uk my computer dose not do hot mail, is there a way round this thanks .
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not sure........ I think you would have to ask paypal that? I am not sure why your paypal wouldnt let you send to mine regardless of what e-mail host we are using
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I have a plan Watson.Sell your KXF,pay some bills,get a full time job and race another day.Too easy :)
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I have a plan Watson.Sell your KXF,pay some bills,get a full time job and race another day.Too easy :)
Sounds easy except the 'Sell your KXF' part.... you ever tried to sell one of those things? every man and his dog has one for sale....lol
When is Pala, how much longer till you need all the cash??
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I would be leaving two weeks from today. Right now I am about $780 short of being able to go. Keeping my fingers crossed though
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We need a fund raiser idea...